Sash-fastener



(No Model) J. W. BEATTY.

SASH FASTENER.

No. 320,327. Patented June 16, 1885..

' NrTE TATES JOHN XV. BEATTY, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

SASH-FASTENER.

bFE-CIEICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 320,327, dated June 16, 1885.

Application filed August 9, 1894.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN W. BEATTY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Erie, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sash-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in sash-fasteners, and relates more especially to that class where two bolts cross each other at right angles, so as to fasten both the upper and thelower sash, said bolts being operated by a single lever.

The object of my invention is to simplify the construction of a fastener of the abovenamed class, and arrange the parts so that they will occupy but little space, and will be simple in construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my improvement applied. Fig. 2 is a plan view, the upper portion of the shell being removed. Fig. 3 is a sectional view, and Fig. 4 a detail perspective view, of the bolts.

A B represent the upper and lower sashes of a window-frame, the vertical portion of the frame A being provided with perforations a, while the window-frame within the guiderecess for the lower sash has recesses a formed therein. tVith these recesses a a the bolts of the sash-fastener engage, said sash-fastener being attached to the upper right-hand corner of the meeting-rail of the lower frame. The case consists of upper and lower sections, 0 G, the parts adjoining the window-frame being of such configuration as to conform to the outline of the railwhieh separates the sashes, and grooved to provide a passage-way for the rope to which is attached the sash-weight and lower sash. By this construction it will be seen that a portion of the ease projects over the outer edge of the meeting-rail of the lower sash, and is located near the front edge of the vertical portion of the upper-sash frame. The cases (No model.)

C O are provided with flanges c, and the upper case, 0, is provided with upwardly-projecting bearingplates d, between which is pivoted the operating-lever. The lower portion. G, of the case, on opposite sides, is provided with upwardly projecting pins I), around which are coiled springs, which abut against the bolts. These pins are formed integral with the lower case,and the flange 0, adjacent to these pins, is recessed, as shown at b,for the reception and retention of the ends of said springs. The cases are also perforated for the reception of retainingscrews, by means of which the fastener may be secured to the meeting-rail and the parts of the case held together. The bolt D, which rests upon the lower portion of the case, is provided with a recess, 6, beyond which extends the rounded portion, as shown. The portion of the bolt H adjacent to the recess 0 extends beyond one side of the center, and is inclined, as shown in Fig. 2, the edge of the projecting portion II opposite the incline being cut away, so as not to interfere with the inwardly-curved portion of the flange 0. At the end of the recess 0 and.

terminal portion of the incline the bolt D is.

provided with an upwardly-projecting portion, D, against which the operating-lever E strikes to withdraw the bolt from the perforations a, the bolt being thrown into these perforations by a spring, F, which is secured to the case and bears upon the portion f, above the recessed portion 0. The bolt G is centrally recessed or cut away, so that the same will lie above the recessed portion and side projection of the bolt D. A spring, I, secured to the case, as shown, throws said bolt to one side.

The operation of my invention is as follows: \Vhen the lever or thumb-piece E is in a vertical position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the springs will throw the ends of the bolts into the recesses a a, and when it is desired to release the same the lever is depressed, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, the lower end coming in contact with the upwardly-projecting portion D of the bolt D, which bolt also withdraws the bolt G, the projecting portion H, which is inclined, coming in contact wit-l1 the side of the recess.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I provide a sash-fastener which may be employed for securing both sashes at the same time, and which admits of an independent adjustment of the sashes.

1. In asash-fastener, acase provided on its upper side with lugs d d, between which is pivoted an operating-lever, in combination with the recessed bolts D G, which cross each other at right angles, one of said bolts having an upwardly-projecting portion, D, and a side extending portion, H, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

2. Ina sash-fastener, for the purpose set forth, a case provided with bolts which cross each other at right angles, said bolts being recessed at their central portions,one of the bolts beingprovided with an upwardly-extended portion and a laterally-extended portion with an inclined side, springs secured within the case and bearing upon the recessed ends of 20 the bolts, and an operating-lever pivoted to the upper portion of the case, the parts being combined and organized substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth,

In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature in 25 presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. BEATTY.

Witnesses:

G. SWALLEY, FRANK WEIss. 

